Study: Running after Hip Resurfacing

Apr 18, 2012

By Meghan G. Loftus

This study from the American Journal of Sports Medicine has some promising results for runners who are facing hip surgery.Researchers followed 40 runners, ages 31-61, who underwent hip resurfacing surgery (a procedure developed as an alternative to full hip replacement) for two to 3.5 years after the surgery took place.After the surgery, 91.6% resumed running, and as of the last follow-up, 33 of the 40 were continuing to run. Those who competed before the surgery continued to compete after it.Researchers say further research is needed to determine how running affects the hip that underwent surgery.

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